George Enescu - Octet • Quintet / Kremerata Baltica (2002)
George Enescu - Octet • Quintet / Kremerata Baltica (2002)
Classical | Nonesuch | 2002 | 73:06 | EAC (FLAC, cue, log) | Booklet | MU | 400 MB
Kremerata Baltica; Gidon Kremer, solo violin and artistic director; Andrius Zlabys, piano
Classical | Nonesuch | 2002 | 73:06 | EAC (FLAC, cue, log) | Booklet | MU | 400 MB
Kremerata Baltica; Gidon Kremer, solo violin and artistic director; Andrius Zlabys, piano
Written in 1900, Enescu’s Octet for Strings combines the chromatic richness prevalent in Vienna at the time with a refined sense of formal structure. After World War I, he was increasingly influenced by the folk music of his native Romania, the effect of which is subtly echoed in the Quintet for Piano and Strings of 1940, heard here in its first recording. In the hands of Kremer and his ensemble, both works are revealed to be masterful and distinctive pieces that deserve to be more widely known.
Composed in 1900, the lush, colorful, and dynamic octet is played with remarkable subtlety, balance, and sense of nuance. The string players find the exact tonal color to perfectly conjure up Enescu's polychromous musical imagery, also impeccably expressing a wide range of moods from lyrically intimate to ardently symphonic. In the piano quintet, which Enescu composed in 1940, the players rise to the challenge of interpreting a work presenting many technical and artistic problems, many stemming from the composer's austerely sophisticated idiom. Indeed, the KREMERata, completely mastering the many complexities of Enescu's style, rewards listeners with the shared experience of highly significant, albeit lesser-known, works of twentieth century chamber music.
This is likely to be one of my most mainstream classical releases to date, but those who prefer contemporary music will find a lot to like in these lovely works.
Tracklist:
1 Octet, op. 7: I. Très modéré 12:02
2 Octet, op. 7: II. Très fougueux 8:25
3 Octet, op. 7: III. Lentement 7:48
4 Octet, op. 7: IV. Moins vite, anime, mouvement de valse bien rythmee 9:13
5 Quintet, op. 29: I. Con moto molto moderato 8:21
6 Quintet, op. 29: Andante sostenuto e cantabile 12:35
7 Quintet, op. 29: II. Vivace, ma non troppo 5:08
8 Quintet, op. 29: A tempo, un poco più animato 9:06
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
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Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica / Enescu: String Octet, Piano Quintet
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Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
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